Global Patent Index - EP 3112273 A1

EP 3112273 A1 20170104 - EFFICIENT STATIONKEEPING DESIGN FOR MIXED FUEL SYSTEMS IN RESPONSE TO A FAILURE OF AN ELECTRIC THRUSTER

Title (en)

EFFICIENT STATIONKEEPING DESIGN FOR MIXED FUEL SYSTEMS IN RESPONSE TO A FAILURE OF AN ELECTRIC THRUSTER

Title (de)

EFFIZIENTES POSITIONSHALTUNGSDESIGN FÜR MISCHBRENNSTOFFSYSTEME ALS REAKTION AUF EINEN AUSFALL EINER ELEKTRISCHEN STEUERDÜSE

Title (fr)

CONCEPTION DE MAINTIEN DE POSITION EFFICACE POUR DES SYSTÈMES DE CARBURANT MIXTE EN RÉPONSE À UNE DÉFAILLANCE D'UN PROPULSEUR ÉLECTRIQUE

Publication

EP 3112273 A1 20170104 (EN)

Application

EP 16165863 A 20160418

Priority

US 201514753690 A 20150629

Abstract (en)

Apparatus and methods for stationkeeping in a satellite. The satellite includes a north electric thruster (210) and a south electric THRUSTER (211) installed on a zenith side (105), an east chemical thruster (221) installed on an east side , and a west chemical thruster (220) installed on a west side. An orbit controller detects a failure of one of the electric thrusters. In response to the failure, the orbit controller controls a bum of the remaining electric thruster proximate to an orbital node. The orbit controller controls a bum of one of the chemical thrusters at 90° ± 5° from the bum of the remaining electric thruster, and controls a bum of the other one of the chemical thrusters at 270° ± 5° from the bum of the remaining electric thruster.

IPC 8 full level

B64G 1/24 (2006.01); B64G 1/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP KR RU US)

B64G 1/1007 (2013.01 - CN KR RU); B64G 1/242 (2013.01 - KR US); B64G 1/2429 (2023.08 - CN EP RU); B64G 1/244 (2019.05 - CN); B64G 1/245 (2023.08 - CN); B64G 1/26 (2013.01 - KR US); B64G 1/262 (2023.08 - CN EP RU); B64G 1/40 (2013.01 - CN EP RU)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3112273 A1 20170104; EP 3112273 B1 20190731; CN 106275506 A 20170104; CN 106275506 B 20210817; ES 2748908 T3 20200318; JP 2017071384 A 20170413; KR 102528036 B1 20230503; KR 20170002287 A 20170106; RU 2016114894 A 20171023; RU 2016114894 A3 20190920; RU 2711674 C2 20200121; US 2016376035 A1 20161229; US 9963249 B2 20180508

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16165863 A 20160418; CN 201610517154 A 20160629; ES 16165863 T 20160418; JP 2016121422 A 20160620; KR 20160058542 A 20160513; RU 2016114894 A 20160418; US 201514753690 A 20150629